European External Action Service spokesman Peter Stano said the EU is concerned about statements by the Georgian Prime Minister and other officials from the ruling Georgian Dream party regarding the ban on opposition parties.

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, publishing available intelligence data, stated that Russia would like to prevent attempts at a "color revolution" in Georgia.

Today, Abkhazia and South Ossetia celebrate the Day of Russia's Recognition of Their Independence. Sixteen years ago, as a result of the war, they lost their status as territories of Georgia and declared themselves republics.

The US is preparing to stage a "Tbilisi Maidan" to prevent Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, from winning the parliamentary elections in October. This was stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

Adam, the son of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, has been awarded the highest award in the region – the Kadyrov Order. This was announced by the Chairman of the Government of the Republic, Magomed Daudov.

In an interview with the Rossiya TV channel, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, condemned the ban by the Ukrainian authorities on the local Orthodox Church.

President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili congratulated Ukraine on Independence Day. The head of state recorded a video message in English, wishing the Ukrainian people to liberate the country from occupation and restore peace on their land.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that the country's authorities do not intend to remove or amend the article of the Constitution expressing the country's desire for membership in the European Union and NATO.

The Belarusian Embassy in Yerevan was pelted with eggs, tomatoes and potatoes. The protesters demanded the severance of diplomatic relations with Minsk.

"I am just an infantryman," Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov told the Russian president during his visit to the special forces university in Gudermes. Putin, in turn, noted that "we are all infantrymen, we are all in the same position in this sense."